Examples of off-the-rack in a Sentence
the fashionistas were aghast that the actress would wear an off-the-rack dress to the Oscars
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Jonathan Hensleigh’s 2021 film starred Liam Neeson in one of his off-the-rack late-career action performances as a grizzled trucker who agrees to drive across a frozen lake to rescue a group of miners from a collapsing mine.
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Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 26 June 2025
The gentleman wears his sense of existential defeat like an off-the-rack suit.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 8 May 2025
About one in six people fit decently well into off-the-rack clubs.
—Steve Metsch, Chicago Tribune, 12 Feb. 2025
That’s in part because bespoke makers are beefing up their off-the-rack offerings.
—Aleks Cvetkovic, Robb Report, 26 Jan. 2025
The preponderance and diversity of such high-quality, easy-to-access threads has recast off-the-rack suits as the ultimate way to experiment with your look, not just a way for some to get dressed on the cheap.
—Aleks Cvetkovic, Robb Report, 26 Jan. 2025
As a trans man, Emil isn’t used to finding off-the-rack clothing that fits perfectly.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 13 Dec. 2024
Clients may access it by first making an appointment online, and then dropping in for a custom shirt consultation or to try on the brand’s off-the-rack wares.
—Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2024
The bride wore an off-the-rack dress in keeping with the boho-chic theme.
—Erin Clack, People.com, 8 Oct. 2024
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Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 26 June 2025
The gentleman wears his sense of existential defeat like an off-the-rack suit.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 8 May 2025
About one in six people fit decently well into off-the-rack clubs.
—Steve Metsch, Chicago Tribune, 12 Feb. 2025
That’s in part because bespoke makers are beefing up their off-the-rack offerings.
—Aleks Cvetkovic, Robb Report, 26 Jan. 2025
The preponderance and diversity of such high-quality, easy-to-access threads has recast off-the-rack suits as the ultimate way to experiment with your look, not just a way for some to get dressed on the cheap.
—Aleks Cvetkovic, Robb Report, 26 Jan. 2025
As a trans man, Emil isn’t used to finding off-the-rack clothing that fits perfectly.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 13 Dec. 2024
Clients may access it by first making an appointment online, and then dropping in for a custom shirt consultation or to try on the brand’s off-the-rack wares.
—Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2024
The bride wore an off-the-rack dress in keeping with the boho-chic theme.
—Erin Clack, People.com, 8 Oct. 2024
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“Off-the-rack.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/off-the-rack. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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